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Saturday, July 8, 2017

JUNE FAVES

I get it, okay? I get it. Summer is all too brief, and incredibly precious, so I can't keep mentioning how fast the months are going by, specifically when June seems to be the quickest one of the bunch so far this year. I know. Okay?

ButJunewasjustsoshort.

From watching my siblings finish up their last few days of school, to excitedly watching my friends graduate college, to winding down the month with back-to-back camping trips, tackling summer library challenges with my brother, and celebrating Seattle Pride - and my sister's new girlfriend! - this entire month has been a blast and a half.

Can you really blame me for taking a few days to wrap it all up like this?

But, as we have with every month, we've seen a lot of News. And we've seen a lot of Things. Here are some of my faves from June!

Of course, the collective Book Universe and outer offshoot populations of humanity celebrated the 20th Anniversary of Harry Potter this past month. In the midst of the think-piece and Buzzfeed quiz madness, all I was really struck by was a sense of extreme nostalgia, one I think my Dad - who read us the books as kids - felt a lot more than he let on.

I've already spoken about my recent obsession with the podcast Into the Twilight, as well as my plans for reading through the series, starting this summer. Well, I can tell you this: not only am I finally through the first 13 episodes, but I also finished rereading Twilight, and have already passed it on to my brother! I'm so excited for this summer challenge to continue, and see what my other siblings have to say about it. (I, myself, will have a little more to say on the topic soon enough, too!)

I'm pretty sure I've said this before, but it's worth bringing up again: being a part of Bachelor Nation is not for the faint of heart. Not only am I fervently following Rachel's season of The Bachelorette, but I've recently become enamored with several sets of commentary on the subject. A standout: the Ellen Show Bachelor Recap webseries, ran by producers of the talk show, who are also Bach-superfans!

It honestly isn't summer if my family isn't deeply embroiled in the latest installment of Food Network Star. While we haven't selected an agreed-upon favorite to win this season, I'm a huge holdover fan of Jason's from his victory on Holiday Baking Championship.

After that information, you'd probably find it difficult to guess what other quirks my mom and I have in common... and "a complete fascination with E!'s Hollywood Medium, Tyler Henry" would probably not be at the top of your list. The show is enthralling, emotionally moving, and way too incredible to describe briefly... so you'll have to wait for my review of Henry's book, coming to the blog soon!

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I grew up cheerfully in Tacoma, WA, wishing I'd grow up to be the better parts of Jo Marsh and Weetzie Bat. Now I live in Seattle, and I take my life and tea the same way: very seriously, and with the benefit of a whole lot of sugar.